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Study of the Dissipation in Spiraling Vortical Structures
Štefan, David ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Koutník,, Jiří (referee) ; Skoták, Aleš (referee) ; Rudolf, Pavel (advisor)
This work deals with study of swirling flows where the spiral vortical structure appears. The main relation is to flow seen in the draft tube cone of hydraulic turbines operated out of the design point (i.e. best efficiency point). In this cases large coherent vortex structure (vortex rope) appears and consequently high pressure pulsations are propagated to the whole machine system leading to possible restriction of turbine operation. This flow features are consequence of flow instability called vortex breakdown in case of Francis turbine operated at part load (flow rate lower than optimal one). The present study is carried out using simplified device of swirl generator in order to access similar flow conditions as can be found in real hydraulic turbines. Both the dynamic and dissipation effect of spiral vortex breakdown are investigated. The first part of thesis deals with spiral form of vortex breakdown. The experimentally measured velocity profiles (LDA) and wall static pressures are correlated with numerical simulations carried out using open-source CFD package OpenFOAM 2.2.2. The high speed camera recording of cavitating vortex core is used to obtain image ensemble for further post-processing. The dissipation effect of spiral vortex structure is in detail discussed based on computed flow fields. The second part of thesis is dedicated to the application of POD decomposition to the study of spatio-temporal features of spiral vortex dynamics. Firstly the POD is applied to the both the experimentally obtained image ensemble of cavitating vortex and numerically computed static pressure fields. Secondly the comprehensive analysis of spiral vortex mitigation effect by the axial water jet is analyzed. The collaborative study employing the swirl generator apparatus designed by the researchers from Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania is performed and changes in spatio-temporal vortex dynamic are studied. In this study the numerical data (in a form of three-dimensional pressure and velocity fields) are obtained using commercial CFD software ANSYS Fluent R14.
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High Speed Turbine with Non-Uniform Cascade
Stareček, Jakub ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Veselý, Jindřich (referee) ; Haluza, Miloslav (advisor)
This doctoral thesis is focused on hydraulic design of axial turbine by CFD and FEM analyses. The results are runners with nonuniform cascades. Nonuniform runners consist of blades with different axial positions, blades with different pitch angles in runner or indifferent blades. Each runner is designed with respect to 3D printing by FDM or SLS technology and hydraulic measuring. The analyses of the excitation frequencies, modal analysis, shape of the turbine operating range, maximal efficiency, output parameters and cavitation properties are emphasized.
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Optimization of an Adapting Pipes
Svozil, Jan ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Katolický, Jaroslav (referee) ; Štigler, Jaroslav (advisor)
Adapting pipes are a significant part of any pipe-line network and they are the sources of substantial hydraulic losses. They are designed for a manufacturing simplicity, regardless of flow. This paper concerns with lowering of hydraulic losses of adapting pipes by means of the shape optimization. Several methods of a mathematical optimization are tested and due to the complexity of the task and the need of the computational distribution among several computers, the gradient based algorithm is used. These methods loop together with a CFD software then automatically explore the design space. Several optimizations of diffusers with different opening angles, shape parameterizations and boundary conditions are made for the better insight on hydraulic losses. In three chapters there is description of development of parametric description of bend by means of Bezier surfaces. At the end optimum shape is found with hydraulic losses were decreased about 22%, which was not validated by experiment. In the final chapter is application of developed software on the shape optimization of Kaplan draft tube.
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Design of a Very Low Specific Speed Pump
Chabannes, Lilian ; Sedlář, Milan (referee) ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Rudolf, Pavel (advisor)
Čerpadla s nízkými specifickými otáčkami nacházejí uplatnění v široké škále aplikací, ale trpí nízkou účinností a rizikem nestability křivky dopravní výšky. Tato disertační práce pojednává o vylepšení hydraulických parametrů čerpadla se specifickými otáčkami ns = 32. Práce se zaměřuje na průtok v oběžném kole a ve spirále, které jsou řešeny pomocí CFD. Průzkum literatury ukázal, že přidání mezilopatek do průtokového kanálu je účinný způsob, jak zlepšit neuspokojivé proudění obecně přítomné v oběžných kolech s nízkými specifickými otáčkami. Byla zkoumána poloha mezilopatky v kanálu a vliv počtu přítomných mezilopatek. Část výsledků je ověřena experimentálně v laboratoři fakulty. Rovněž je zkoumán tvar spirály a pozornost je věnována numerickému řešení proudění u stěn a jeho vlivu na simulaci. Po numerických výpočtech na třech různých spirálách je navržen nový tvar, který zlepšuje vypočtové parametry čerpadla při nízkém i vysokém průtoku.
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The interaction of non-newtonian fluids with a flexible wall
Šedivý, Dominik ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Šidlof,, Petr (referee) ; Fialová, Simona (advisor)
The doctoral thesis deals with an interaction between non-newtonian fluid and flexible wall. This interaction occurs continuously in all human bodies since a blood is a non-newtonian fluid and blood vessels belong to hyperelastic materials. The main aim of the thesis was to study and evaluate the impact of non-newtonian fluid on the flow. The aorta is blood vessel with the highest deformations and flowrates and it was studied in this work. The practical section of thesis is divided into two parts. Experimental measurements are contained in the first part and numerical simulations are in the second part. A new testing device was designed and built. Measurements were done for both types of fluid (newtonian and non-newtonian) and with two types of tubes. One of them was made from glass and was considered as rigid. The second one was pliable and it was made from silicon. Measurement outputs were velocity profiles (measured by PIV), pliable tube deformations and absolute pressures at the inlet and the outlet of the tubes. Simulations were based on experimental data and were performed in software ANSYS. The simulation of the flow in the pipe with rigid wall was calculated with computational fluid dynamic. Fluid-structure interaction was applied in case of pliable tube, therefor structural solver was coupled with CFD solver. Simulations were used for evaluation of physical quantitie which were not possible to measure. Simple mathematical model was created based on the results.
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Design of a Very Low Specific Speed Pump
Chabannes, Lilian ; Sedlář, Milan (referee) ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Rudolf, Pavel (advisor)
Čerpadla s nízkými specifickými otáčkami nacházejí uplatnění v široké škále aplikací, ale trpí nízkou účinností a rizikem nestability křivky dopravní výšky. Tato disertační práce pojednává o vylepšení hydraulických parametrů čerpadla se specifickými otáčkami ns = 32. Práce se zaměřuje na průtok v oběžném kole a ve spirále, které jsou řešeny pomocí CFD. Průzkum literatury ukázal, že přidání mezilopatek do průtokového kanálu je účinný způsob, jak zlepšit neuspokojivé proudění obecně přítomné v oběžných kolech s nízkými specifickými otáčkami. Byla zkoumána poloha mezilopatky v kanálu a vliv počtu přítomných mezilopatek. Část výsledků je ověřena experimentálně v laboratoři fakulty. Rovněž je zkoumán tvar spirály a pozornost je věnována numerickému řešení proudění u stěn a jeho vlivu na simulaci. Po numerických výpočtech na třech různých spirálách je navržen nový tvar, který zlepšuje vypočtové parametry čerpadla při nízkém i vysokém průtoku.
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High Speed Turbine with Non-Uniform Cascade
Stareček, Jakub ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Veselý, Jindřich (referee) ; Haluza, Miloslav (advisor)
This doctoral thesis is focused on hydraulic design of axial turbine by CFD and FEM analyses. The results are runners with nonuniform cascades. Nonuniform runners consist of blades with different axial positions, blades with different pitch angles in runner or indifferent blades. Each runner is designed with respect to 3D printing by FDM or SLS technology and hydraulic measuring. The analyses of the excitation frequencies, modal analysis, shape of the turbine operating range, maximal efficiency, output parameters and cavitation properties are emphasized.
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Study of the Dissipation in Spiraling Vortical Structures
Štefan, David ; Drábková, Sylva (referee) ; Koutník,, Jiří (referee) ; Skoták, Aleš (referee) ; Rudolf, Pavel (advisor)
This work deals with study of swirling flows where the spiral vortical structure appears. The main relation is to flow seen in the draft tube cone of hydraulic turbines operated out of the design point (i.e. best efficiency point). In this cases large coherent vortex structure (vortex rope) appears and consequently high pressure pulsations are propagated to the whole machine system leading to possible restriction of turbine operation. This flow features are consequence of flow instability called vortex breakdown in case of Francis turbine operated at part load (flow rate lower than optimal one). The present study is carried out using simplified device of swirl generator in order to access similar flow conditions as can be found in real hydraulic turbines. Both the dynamic and dissipation effect of spiral vortex breakdown are investigated. The first part of thesis deals with spiral form of vortex breakdown. The experimentally measured velocity profiles (LDA) and wall static pressures are correlated with numerical simulations carried out using open-source CFD package OpenFOAM 2.2.2. The high speed camera recording of cavitating vortex core is used to obtain image ensemble for further post-processing. The dissipation effect of spiral vortex structure is in detail discussed based on computed flow fields. The second part of thesis is dedicated to the application of POD decomposition to the study of spatio-temporal features of spiral vortex dynamics. Firstly the POD is applied to the both the experimentally obtained image ensemble of cavitating vortex and numerically computed static pressure fields. Secondly the comprehensive analysis of spiral vortex mitigation effect by the axial water jet is analyzed. The collaborative study employing the swirl generator apparatus designed by the researchers from Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania is performed and changes in spatio-temporal vortex dynamic are studied. In this study the numerical data (in a form of three-dimensional pressure and velocity fields) are obtained using commercial CFD software ANSYS Fluent R14.
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